How many Points do I need for Miles & More status?

From a standing start: Frequent Traveller 650 Points, Senator 2,000 Points, HON Circle 6,000 Points. The number alone is not always enough. Frequent Traveller: At least 325 of the 650 must be Qualifying Points, earned on Lufthansa Group airlines and Miles & More co-issuing partners. Senator: At least 1,000 of the 2,000 must be Qualifying Points, earned on Lufthansa Group airlines and Miles & More co-issuing partners. HON Circle: Counted in HON Circle Points, a separate currency earned in premium cabins on Lufthansa Group metal.

How does the Miles & More qualifying period work?

Qualifying period: calendar year.

How many flights does it take to reach Miles & More status?

On the reference route LHR–NYC (JFK or EWR), flown by United Airlines, one economy return earns 120 Points in booking class Y, the highest-earning economy class we hold for that flight. On that basis, the economy returns needed from zero are: Frequent Traveller 6 (plus conditions), Senator 17 (plus conditions), HON Circle 50 (plus conditions). Tiers marked with conditions also need more than the points; see the tier ladder. Other cabins, classes and routes earn differently; the calculator on this page prices your own trip.

Miles & More Status Tiers & Points Thresholds

Miles & More at a glance

Miles & More has 3 elite tiers, from Frequent Traveller at 650 Points to HON Circle at 6,000 Points.
Qualifying period: calendar year.
Senator (2,000 Points) is the lowest tier with Star Alliance Gold lounge access.
A return between LHR and GVA on SWISS earns 40 Points in economy and 80 in business.
On the reference route LHR–NYC (JFK or EWR), flown by United Airlines, one economy return earns 120 Points in booking class Y, the highest-earning economy class we hold for that flight. That is 6 returns to Frequent Traveller from zero by Points alone; Frequent Traveller also has conditions beyond the threshold, listed under the tier ladder.

Elite tiers

Miles & More tier ladder
Tier	Points required from zero
Frequent Traveller	650
Senator Star Alliance Gold	2,000
HON Circle	6,000

Senator confers Star Alliance Gold — the lowest tier in this programme with alliance-wide lounge access. Alliance mapping last verified 12 July 2026. Conditions beyond the threshold: At least 1,000 of the 2,000 Points must be Qualifying Points earned on fully integrated Miles & More carriers (Lufthansa Group, LOT, Croatia, Luxair, Air Dolomiti, ITA). Compare lounge access across programmes →

Requirements beyond the threshold

Frequent Traveller — At least 325 of the 650 must be Qualifying Points, earned on Lufthansa Group airlines and Miles & More co-issuing partners.
Senator — At least 1,000 of the 2,000 must be Qualifying Points, earned on Lufthansa Group airlines and Miles & More co-issuing partners.
HON Circle — Counted in HON Circle Points, a separate currency earned in premium cabins on Lufthansa Group metal.

These apply in addition to the Points figure, so reaching the number alone does not confer the tier.

Qualification runs on the calendar year. Frequent Traveller needs 650 Points including at least 325 Qualifying Points, and Senator needs 2,000 Points including at least 1,000. Status earning is a flat points award per flight set by cabin and by whether the flight is continental or intercontinental (Economy 20 / 60, Premium Economy 20 / 80, Business 40 / 200, First 40 / 400); the booking class only decides whether a flight earns at all. Qualifying Points are earned only on Lufthansa Group airlines and the co-issuing partners (Austrian, Brussels, Croatia, Discover, Eurowings, ITA, LOT, Lufthansa City, Luxair, SWISS, Air Dolomiti); other Star Alliance flights earn Points but not Qualifying Points or HON Circle Points, so the minimum cannot be met on them. Frequent Traveller confers Star Alliance Silver, which opens Lufthansa Group lounges but not alliance-wide lounge access.

How we checked this

Re-confirmed at miles-and-more.com, August 2026.

Publisher pages read: miles-and-more.com.

Programmes change their rules without notice — confirm a figure with Miles & More before you rely on it.

Part-way up this ladder? See how to reach your next tier in Miles & More to see how far you are from your next tier and ways to close the gap.

Reaching this status

Miles & More publishes conditions that sit alongside the Points threshold, so reaching the number on its own does not confer the tier. They are shown here and never scored — the Lark Score measures Points earned and nothing else. Where the published wording says more than the summary line, the wording governs.

A second qualifying currency

Qualifying Points are a second currency rather than a share of the first: each tier publishes a Points threshold and a separate Qualifying Points threshold, and Qualifying Points are earned only on flights operated by Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, SWISS, Brussels Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Croatia Airlines or ITA Airways, while ordinary Points earn across Star Alliance.

Applies both when qualifying and when keeping a tier.

Published wording, with our annotations

Qualifying Points and HON Circle Points can be earned on flights operated by the Lufthansa Group and co-issuing Miles & More airline partners [only -- ordinary Points earn on all Star Alliance airlines]. Frequent Traveller: 650 Points AND 325 Qualifying Points within one calendar year. Senator: 2,000 Points AND 1,000 Qualifying Points within one calendar year.Source for A second qualifying currency (opens in a new tab) · Checked 8 August 2026

What a return earns

A return between LHR and GVA on SWISS earns 40 Points in economy and 80 in business.
On the reference route LHR–NYC (JFK or EWR), flown by United Airlines, one economy return earns 120 Points in booking class Y, the highest-earning economy class we hold for that flight.
LHR–CDG: no figure — no rule captured. No published rate captured for this carrier pair in any of the cabin's booking classes — not a statement that it earns nothing.

Economy returns on LHR–NYC (JFK or EWR) to reach each tier from zero
Tier	Points	Economy returns
Frequent Traveller	650	6 by Points alone, plus the conditions under the tier ladder
Senator	2,000	17 by Points alone, plus the conditions under the tier ladder
HON Circle	6,000	50 by Points alone, plus the conditions under the tier ladder

Computed by the same engine as the calculator, on the reference routes behind the lowest status thresholds. Your own fare, class and route will differ: the calculator below prices them.

Miles & More: questions and answers

How many Points do I need for Miles & More status?: From a standing start: Frequent Traveller 650 Points, Senator 2,000 Points, HON Circle 6,000 Points. The number alone is not always enough. Frequent Traveller: At least 325 of the 650 must be Qualifying Points, earned on Lufthansa Group airlines and Miles & More co-issuing partners. Senator: At least 1,000 of the 2,000 must be Qualifying Points, earned on Lufthansa Group airlines and Miles & More co-issuing partners. HON Circle: Counted in HON Circle Points, a separate currency earned in premium cabins on Lufthansa Group metal.
Which Miles & More tier gives lounge access?: Senator, at 2,000 Points, is the lowest tier that confers Star Alliance Gold, with lounge access across the alliance. Conditions beyond the threshold: At least 1,000 of the 2,000 Points must be Qualifying Points earned on fully integrated Miles & More carriers (Lufthansa Group, LOT, Croatia, Luxair, Air Dolomiti, ITA).
How does the Miles & More qualifying period work?: Qualifying period: calendar year.
How many flights does it take to reach Miles & More status?: On the reference route LHR–NYC (JFK or EWR), flown by United Airlines, one economy return earns 120 Points in booking class Y, the highest-earning economy class we hold for that flight. On that basis, the economy returns needed from zero are: Frequent Traveller 6 (plus conditions), Senator 17 (plus conditions), HON Circle 50 (plus conditions). Tiers marked with conditions also need more than the points; see the tier ladder. Other cabins, classes and routes earn differently; the calculator on this page prices your own trip.

Calculate your Points

Credit to programme

How was the ticket paid for?

Origin

→

Destination

Enter the origin and destination airports to calculate.

Add further segments and adjust detail in the full builder after calculating.

Open the full multi-segment builder →

Earning reference

Booking classes

Every Points rate, by booking class

The full reference table for Miles & More: each operating carrier crossed with each booking class, the rate we hold, and the earning model behind it. Only classes with a rate we have captured from the programme are listed — nothing is filled in with a guess.

Open the booking-class table →

Miles & More status matches out

Into Kenya Airways — Asante Rewards

Frequent Traveller → Silver Elite (Status match)
HON Circle → Platinum Elite Plus (Status match)
Senator → Gold Elite Plus (Status match)

Into Air France / KLM — Flying Blue

Frequent Traveller → Silver (Status match)
HON Circle → Platinum (Status match)
Senator → Gold (Status match)

Into Virgin Atlantic — Flying Club

HON Circle → Gold (Status match)
Senator (Gold) → Silver (Status match)

Into KM Malta Airlines — KM Rewards

Frequent Traveller → Explorer (Status match)
HON Circle or Senator → Pioneer (Status match)

Into Marriott Bonvoy

Senator / HON Circle → Gold Elite (Status match)

Into Air Astana — Nomad Club

Frequent Traveller → Silver (Status match)
HON Circle or Senator → Gold (Status match)

→ 2 more programmes on the status matches page